February 2023 hatch-a-long

[gimmie birdies]

One of the eggs I locked down today, pipping, it is an EE/spitzenhauben egg.
(it is in a resting tray, not a turner.

 

[SycamoreHorsesFarm]

Awh hopefully some are ok! Feel free to post pics and perhaps people can help you feel more confident on what you are seeing.

This first one is definitely a goner. The other two are also I think. I’ll recheck tomorrow and throw them out if they get a definite ring. They are “swishy” like there’s no friction between the shell and contents.

I’m glad I candled at 5 days. It was way easier to see development with the embryo pressed up against the shell. Now they’ve moved deeper inside and I can sometimes see movement but it’s not as definite as it was.

I still have 12 more that look ok for now but some of the darker eggs are hard to tell.

 

[Kikilu]

This is my first time hatching so I can only go by my limited knowledge I’m not seeing any veins or embryo in those pictures. I have adjusted brightness and contrast in my pictures so see if anything shows up more that way when I have questioned an egg.
Here is one of mine at day 5 that is still looking good headed for lockdown.

 

[lilwanderer]

Just started a grow-a-long thread for any of you who plan/have to hatch/hatched in feb or march and wanna join in.

 

[gimmie birdies]

The EE/spitz I put into lockdown today hatched...

This was the scolding egg...
and another pipped that I locked down today..

South of the equator, it is very small.
I guess I thought they were Sat. chicks.

 

[Kikilu]

The EE/spitz I put into lockdown today hatched...
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This was the scolding egg...
and another pipped that I locked down today..
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South of the equator, it is very small.
I guess I thought they were Sat. chicks.

That scolding egg/chick needs a name to match!

 

[gimmie birdies]

We decided to name her Frech, which is German for "Sassy" pronounced "Fresh".

 

[Helens_Hens]

We have baby #1 he's so TINY! 10 More pipping since this morning. It's only day 19! It hatched from a blue egg, so he's a bantam easter egger Y'all this one has a Clark Gable mustache! Lol the black on his beak almost has a porn stache vibe to it

 

[Helens_Hens]

The EE/spitz I put into lockdown today hatched...
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This was the scolding egg...
and another pipped that I locked down today..
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South of the equator, it is very small.
I guess I thought they were Sat. chicks.

I have one too like that I'm starting to worry about

 

[Helens_Hens]

What incubator is that?

It's a Chinese incubator that goes by MANY names lol. Mine does not have the built in candler but here's a few like mine. I love that the lid is 100% see through but it does lose heat through the sides. But other than that it's been a great incubator. The egg turner is great, it has an accurate temp reading and hygrometer.